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A ceasefire is far from lasting peace -- a national security expert on the Israel-Hamas deal

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imagePeople search for survivors in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 22, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

For the first time since the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023, that left at least 1,200 people dead, the Israeli government agreed on Nov. 22 to suspend its air and ground campaign in Gaza for four days in exchange for...

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